2012年科技大势预测

情境感知大放异彩

    情境感知应用软件通过了解个人兴趣、日程安排、社交联系及其他信息来预测用户需求并提供个性化的体验服务。初创企业Clever Sense在今年的“《财富》科技头脑风暴企业偶像”大赛中脱颖而出。这家企业所从事的就是这种业务，它的“Alfred”手机应用软件拥有人工智能搜索引擎，能够为用户推荐餐馆、咖啡馆、酒吧和夜店。尽管Clever Sense公司最近已经被谷歌收购，但这类公司将继续在该领域不断推陈出新。嘉德市场研究咨询公司（Gartner）预计来年移动运营商和手持设备制造商们可能也会加入战团，为用户提供更多地点选择和更多特色服务，比如电话号码查询服务等。

Context-aware services

    Context-aware apps offer customized experiences by using information about a person -- interests, schedule, social connections, and the like -- to anticipate their needs. The startup Clever Sense, winner of this year's Fortune Brainstorm Tech Startup Idol competition, did just that with "Alfred," a mobile app with an artificial intelligence engine that recommended restaurants, cafes, bars and nightclubs. Though Clever Sense was recently acquired by Google (GOOG), companies like it will continue to innovate in the space. Over the next year, Gartner predicts mobile carriers and handset manufacturers may get in on the action too, providing expanded location and features like directory assistance.